Did you know there are nrtta hastas listed in the Natyashastra specifically used for nrtta? I had no idea - I thought there were just the 28 asamyuta hastas (one hand gestures). I am going to look up these in my copy of the Natyashastra and make them available to you here.
Interesting, isn't it, how much we take from the Natyashastra and at the same time how much we ignore?
Definitely proof of why you can move past texts to choreograph within classical dances.
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